Calley Defends My Lai War Crimes Trial Testimony
Lieutenant William Calley tells jurors that his priority was the safety of his troops and that the enemy was the Communist threat. Prosecutor Aubrey Daniel countered that Calley’s actions unmasked a lack of honor and crime in killing civilians. Calley was convicted of premeditated murder affecting a platoon operation at My Lai, with 102 civilian murders charged.
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Calley
My Lai
Aubrey Daniel
Daniel
U.S
Senate
Georgia
Herman E. Talmadge
Vietnam
Quang Tri
Army
Ernest L. Medina
Medina
Boston
Goldsboro
N.C
Bill Mooring
Ramona Fisher
St. Albans
United States
Ruling Today On Hoffa Parole Decision
The U S Parole Board will rule today on whether to free James R Hoffa from Lewisburg prison He is described as a model prisoner by his warden and could resume the Teamsters presidency if paroled The Justice Department does not oppose but notes reports vary on the outcome
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Washington
U.S. Parole Board
Teamsters
James R. Hoffa
Parole Board
George Reed
Hoffa
Justice Department
Associated Press
Nixon
John F. Kennedy
Robert L. Stevenson
Federal
Lewisburg
GOP Budget Plan Aims To Save 713 Million
Republicans push a trimmed 8.45 billion Rockefeller budget seeking legislative approval. The plan cuts 703 million, leaving a potential 700 million revenue gap. Leaders urge tax increases as Rockefeller lobbies county chairmen in Albany to win support.
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GOP Chiefs
Rockefeller
Albany
Ford Motor Co
Sick
Warren County
Carl DeSantis
DeSantis
Warren
Budget clash over taxes and cuts rocks New York
Governors and Republican leaders press for deeper budget cuts while resisting tax hikes. Officials warn of larger deficits as Mayors push for restored funds and welfare savings to boost revenue sharing amid protests from abortion, tuition aid, and hospital staff groups.
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GOP
New York
Rockefeller
New York City
Upstate
Assembly
Senate
Jacobs Stops Johnson In New York Fight
Herschel Jacobs of White Plains N Y scored a technical knockout over former light heavyweight champion Harold Johnson in the third round at Sunnywide Garden. Referee John LoBianco stopped the bout after 24 seconds of the third round as Johnson bled from a deep cut above his right eye.
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New York
Herschel Jacobs
White Plains
N.Y
Harold Johnson
Sunnywide Garden
John LoBianco
Johnson
Jacobs
Rams Trade Mason for Future Draft Pick
The Los Angeles Rams traded veteran running back Tommy Mason to the Washington Redskins for a future draft choice. Mason, 31, is 6-1 and 195 pounds and spent six years with the Vikings before joining the Rams four years ago amid injury woes. He joins former Rams coach George Allen in Washington.
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LOS Angeles
Los Angeles Rams
National Football League
Tommy Mason
Washington Redskins
Mason
Minnesota Vikings
Rams
George Allen
Washington
Nationwide sympathy grows for Calley conviction echoes
The article reports mixed reactions to Calley's court martial verdict. It cites letters from Jack Almack of Lubbock Texas urging release of his son, and prominent figures like Thomas J. Dodd and John Rarick reacting to the case. Public opinion shows protests and support across Pecos Texas Greer South Carolina Plattsburg New York while lawmakers debate morale and policy.
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Jack Almack
a_ Lubbock, Tex
Nixon
John Alan Almack
U.S. Navy
Calley
Robert M. W. Kempner
U.S
Nuernberg
Frankfurt
Germany
Sen
Thomas J. Dodd
Connecticut
Pecos
Texas
Enterprise
WCKI
Greer
S.C
WIRY
Platts
John R. Rarick
D-La
Vietnam
John J. Flynt
D-Ga
Philip A. Hart
D-Mich
Hart
Farmingham
Mass
Muskie and Scott clash over Vietnam war stance
Senator Muskie now backs a Congressional deadline for withdrawal by year end while Senator Scott accuses him of late opposition and questions harsh bombing rhetoric. Scott cites Muskie's past changes and notes McGovern's earlier criticism from 1963.
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Scott
United States
Muskie
David Frost
Westinghouse Broadcasting Co
Frost
Sen
George McGovern
South Dakota
Mild Spring Favors Most Of Nation
Mild spring conditions covered most of the nation with 60s and 70s reported as far north as Montana Wyoming and the Dakotas. Sheridan Wyoming reached 70 while Miami Florida matched it. Frost warnings were issued in parts of South Carolina and a Pacific cold front was forecast to bring snow and cold rain to Wyoming and northwestern Colorado by morning.
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High Plains
Montana
Wyoming
Dakotas
Mercury
Sheridan
Wyo
Miami
Fla
South Carolina
Plains
Colorado
Burlington
Imperial, Fla
Nationalist China to Build 500,000 KW Plant Near Keelung
A state owned power company spokesperson says a 500,000 kilowatt plant will be built near Keelung in northern Taiwan at a cost of 50 million dollars.
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Taipei
Keelung
United Fund Honorees Celebrate 1971 Drive Achievements
Bank and Social Services Unit honored by United Fund at a dinner featuring New Day Friars entertainment. Doug Cole praised as song composer and UF Speakers Bureau member. Miss Constance E. Cephus spoke as Miss United Fund 1971. Awards given to multiple campaign teams and individuals. notable per capita achievements listed for New York Telephone and others.
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New Day Friars
United Way of America
Doug Cole
Constance E. Cephus
Miss United Fund
Fitzgibbons
Ious
Clas
Thomas A. Kucskar
Watervliet Arsenal
Dan Martin
WTRY
Virginia B. McDonald
Cohoes
Robert I. Wiley
Bendix Corp
Edward P. Winke
Ford Motor Co
Muriel A. Connors
St. Mary’s Hospital
Fred G. Field
Fair Share
John Derico
UAW
New York Telephone Co
Standard Furniture Co
Hudson Valley Community College
General Electric Co
Covert Mfg. Co
Russell Sage College
Union National Bank
Denby Stores, Inc
CFC
Thomas Garone
J. Franklyn Smith
AME Zion Church
Irving Myers
Miss Connors
Beltone offers free tiny behind the ear hearing aid model
Albany advertisement promises a free non operating Beltone behind the ear aid to anyone who answers the ad. The tiny unit weighs under one third of an ounce and requires no obligation or cost. Call 436-9604 or write Beltone Hearing Aid Center P.O. Box 67 Albany NY 12201 for information.
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Albany
N.Y
Beltone
Beltone Hearing Aid Center
P.O. Box
M.Y
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